महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-71, verse-13

तमाराधयितुं शक्तो भवान्पूर्ववयाः कविम् ।
देवयानीं च दयितां सुतां तस्य महात्मनः ॥१३॥

13. tamārādhayituṁ śakto bhavānpūrvavayāḥ kavim ,
devayānīṁ ca dayitāṁ sutāṁ tasya mahātmanaḥ.

13. tam ārādhayitum śaktaḥ bhavān pūrvavayāḥ kavim
| devayānīm ca dayitām sutām tasya mahātmanaḥ

13. You, being young, are capable of propitiating that sage (Śukra), and also Devayānī, the beloved daughter of that great soul.

13. אתה, שאתה צעיר, מסוגל לרצות את אותו חכם חוזה (שׁוּקְרַה), ואת דֵוַיָאנִי, הבת האהובה של אותו אציל.

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - him (referring to Śukra) (him, that)

• आराधयितुम् (ārādhayitum) - to propitiate (to propitiate, to please, to worship)

• शक्तः (śaktaḥ) - able, capable

• भवान् (bhavān) - you (referring to Kacha) (your honor, you (polite))

• पूर्ववयाः (pūrvavayāḥ) - (Kacha) being young (of young age, in the prime of youth)

• कविम् (kavim) - the sage (Śukra, preceptor of Asuras) (a poet, a sage, a preceptor)

• देवयानीम् (devayānīm) - Devayani (proper noun)

• च (ca) - and

• दयिताम् (dayitām) - beloved, dear

• सुताम् (sutām) - daughter

• तस्य (tasya) - of him (Śukra) (of him, of that)

• महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great soul (Śukra) (of the great soul)

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - him (referring to Śukra) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

आराधयितुम् (ārādhayitum) - to propitiate (to propitiate, to please, to worship)

(indeclinable)

Infinitive (causative)

Infinitive form of causative of √rādh (to succeed, to propitiate), with upasarga ā.

Prefix: ā

Root: rādh (class 5)

शक्तः (śaktaḥ) - able, capable

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śakta

śakta - able, capable, powerful

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of √śak (to be able)

Root: śak (class 5)

Note: Used as an adjective meaning 'capable'.

भवान् (bhavān) - you (referring to Kacha) (your honor, you (polite))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - your honor, you (polite), being, existing

Present Active Participle

Present active participle of √bhū (to be)

Root: bhū (class 1)

पूर्ववयाः (pūrvavayāḥ) - (Kacha) being young (of young age, in the prime of youth)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pūrvavayas

pūrvavayas - early age, young age

Compound type : karmadhāraya (pūrva+vayas)

• pūrva – former, earlier, prior, first
  adjective
• vayas – age, youth
  noun (neuter)

Note: Masculine nominative singular form.

कविम् (kavim) - the sage (Śukra, preceptor of Asuras) (a poet, a sage, a preceptor)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kavi

kavi - a poet, a sage, an intelligent person, the planet Venus (Śukra)

देवयानीम् (devayānīm) - Devayani (proper noun)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of devayānī

devayānī - Devayani (daughter of Śukra)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

दयिताम् (dayitām) - beloved, dear

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of dayitā

dayitā - beloved, dear, liked

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of √day (to love, pity)

Root: day (class 1)

Note: Used as an adjective.

सुताम् (sutām) - daughter

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sutā

sutā - daughter

तस्य (tasya) - of him (Śukra) (of him, of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great soul (Śukra) (of the great soul)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, eminent, a great being

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

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